Cessna 208B N861MA
15 October 2009 · Molokai, Hawaii, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 October 2009 at about 17:45 local time, a Cessna 208B registered N861MA, operated by Mokulele Air Group Inc, was involved in an accident near Molokai, Hawaii, United States. 7 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Molokai, Hawaii, United States
- Nearest airport
- Molokai Airport (PHMK)
- Coordinates
- 21.1528, -157.0961
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208B
- Registration
- N861MA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mokulele Air Group Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Molokai Airport → Molokai Airport
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR10LA022
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Probable cause
The failure of the ramp agent to use a tail stand.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The director of operations reported that after the passengers were boarded, the flight crew noted a discrepancy in the load manifest and the pilot-in-command (PIC) exited the airplane. The PIC reported that the ramp agent was instructed to put the tail stand in place; however, the agent ignored the instructions and entered the airplane via the aft door with the passengers still on board. The airplane subsequently tilted downward and sustained a tail strike, which resulted in structural damage to a fuselage bulkhead.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2009 | Cessna 208B | Rome, New York, United States | Wiggins Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 2009 | Cessna 208 | Frederick, Maryland, United States | Greystoke Engineering Inc | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 2009 | Cessna 208 | La Tortuga, Venezuela | Linea Turistica Aerotuy (LTA) | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 2009 | Cessna 208 | Vientiane, Laos, Laos | Lao Air | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 2009 | Cessna 208 | Sheffield, Massachusetts, United States | North American Flight Services Inc | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 2009 | Cessna 208 | Canaima, Venezuela | Linea Turistica Aerotuy Lta | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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